TRENT REZNOR &

ATTICUS ROSS

The Girl With The
Dragon Tattoo
Soundtrack
Mute/EMI

With Nine Inch Nails being on a hiatus, Trent Reznor has found himself to be on everybody’s shortlist when it comes to doing soundtrack work. He has already collected an Oscar for his audio accompaniment to The Social Network and the accompanying 3 disc set to David Fincher’s remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is an even more ambitious effort.

Again teaming up with other NIN member Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is as to be expected, full of dark and brooding electronic atmospherics. There are moments that border on the frenetic like A Thousand Details that should please old fans as they wouldn’t take too much tweaking to find themselves in the NIN catalogue but for the most part the sound collages are less abrasive.
Vocals are trotted out only twice with the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O offering her characteristic screech to this version of Led Zepplin’s Immigrant Song. Reznor completes the outing with his wife Mariqueen Maandig leading him and Ross through a snail’s pace rendition of Brian Ferry’s Is Your Love Strong Enough.
This soundtrack clocks in at close to three hours, making it even longer than the film. Reznor was never one to play second fiddle or do things in moderation, and that is the likely secret to his success.


_CHRIS HAVERCROFT